Totals
Ecuador exported 135,504 MT of shrimp in April 2026, up 18% year-on-year. Export value reached $712 million, up 17% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2026, Ecuador exported 503,225 MT, up 14% year-on-year, with export value reaching $2.68 billion, also up 14% year-on-year.
Markets
China remained Ecuador’s largest market in April, with exports reaching 71,161 MT, up 34% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2026, exports to China reached 259,204 MT, up 23% year-on-year.
The US was Ecuador’s second-largest market in April, with exports reaching 29,667 MT, up 38% year-on-year. Year-to-date exports to the US reached 112,981 MT, up 31% year-on-year.
Exports to the EU reached 18,353 MT in April, down 25% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2026, exports to the EU reached 70,075 MT, down 18% year-on-year.
Russia imported 2,580 MT from Ecuador in April, down 17% year-on-year. Year-to-date exports to Russia reached 8,684 MT, up 8% year-on-year.
Exports to Vietnam reached 1,736 MT in April, up 56% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2026, exports to Vietnam reached 6,377 MT, up 4% year-on-year.
Exports to Guatemala reached 1,180 MT in April, down 13% year-on-year. Year-to-date exports to Guatemala reached 6,346 MT, up 37% year-on-year.
Byte in Numbers
Total Export
- Volume
- May: 151,521 MT = +21% YoY
- Jun: 126,074 MT = +18% YoY
- Jul: 107,423 MT = +10% YoY
- Aug: 107,430 MT = +3% YoY
- Sep: 104,201 MT = +9% YoY
- Oct: 116,109 MT = +35% YoY
- Nov: 123,005 MT = +4% YoY
- Dec: 117,089 MT = +24% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 1,394,411 MT = +15% YoY
- Jan 2026: 125,215 MT = +23% YoY
- Feb: 115,648 MT = +4% YoY
- Mar: 126,858 MT = +12% YoY
- Apr: 135,504 MT = +18% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 503,225 MT = +14% YoY
- Value
- May: $785 million = +30% YoY
- Jun: $659 million = +26% YoY
- Jul: $568 million = +18% YoY
- Aug: $581 million = +13% YoY
- Sep: $571 million = +22% YoY
- Oct: $650 million = +48% YoY
- Nov: $680 million = +7% YoY
- Dec: $630 million = +22% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: $7,475 million = +23% YoY
- Jan 2026: $663 million = +22% YoY
- Feb: $619 million = +5% YoY
- Mar: $684 million = +12% YoY
- Apr: $712 million = +17% YoY
- 2026 YTD: $2,677 million = +14% YoY
Top Markets
- China
- May: 82,305 MT = +18% YoY
- Jun: 65,855 MT = +6% YoY
- Jul: 54,294 MT = +9% YoY
- Aug: 48,412 MT = -15% YoY
- Sep: 44,486 MT = -13% YoY
- Oct: 50,722 MT = +12% YoY
- Nov: 67,637 MT = -4% YoY
- Dec: 65,709 MT = +32% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 689,536 MT = +5% YoY
- Jan 2026: 69,879 MT = +20% YoY
- Feb: 57,341 MT = +10% YoY
- Mar: 60,822 MT = +29% YoY
- Apr: 71,161 MT = +34% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 259,204 MT = +23% YoY
- USA
- May: 26,587 MT = +12% YoY
- Jun: 21,388 MT = +44% YoY
- Jul: 17,031 MT = +14% YoY
- Aug: 21,004 MT = +22% YoY
- Sep: 24,358 MT = +71% YoY
- Oct: 27,423 MT = +105% YoY
- Nov: 24,436 MT = +28% YoY
- Dec: 22,007 MT = +28% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 270,660 MT = +26% YoY
- Jan 2026: 25,530 MT = +35% YoY
- Feb: 28,562 MT = +38% YoY
- Mar: 29,222 MT = +16% YoY
- Apr: 29,667 MT = +38% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 112,981 MT = +31% YoY
- EU
- May: 26,214 MT = +37% YoY
- Jun: 23,061 MT = +32% YoY
- Jul: 22,732 MT = +13% YoY
- Aug: 23,281 MT = +30% YoY
- Sep: 22,280 MT = +29% YoY
- Oct: 24,412 MT = +41% YoY
- Nov: 17,388 MT = +5% YoY
- Dec: 15,759 MT = -7% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 260,484 MT = +28% YoY
- Jan 2026: 15,006 MT = -0% YoY
- Feb: 16,540 MT = -26% YoY
- Mar: 20,176 MT = -15% YoY
- Apr: 18,353 MT = -25% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 70,075 MT = -18% YoY
- Russia
- May: 2,020 MT = +3% YoY
- Jun: 3,958 MT = +153% YoY
- Jul: 1,763 MT = -40% YoY
- Aug: 1,698 MT = -47% YoY
- Sep: 1,624 MT = -50% YoY
- Oct: 1,750 MT = -28% YoY
- Nov: 1,149 MT = -46% YoY
- Dec: 1,676 MT = -40% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 23,669 MT = -19% YoY
- Jan 2026: 2,782 MT = +151% YoY
- Feb: 1,392 MT = -13% YoY
- Mar: 1,930 MT = -13% YoY
- Apr: 2,580 MT = -17% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 8,684 MT = +8% YoY
- Viet Nam
- May: 1,252 MT = +110% YoY
- Jun: 975 MT = +149% YoY
- Jul: 778 MT = +272% YoY
- Aug: 807 MT = +261% YoY
- Sep: 543 MT = -30% YoY
- Oct: 874 MT = +138% YoY
- Nov: 1,046 MT = +28% YoY
- Dec: 1,424 MT = +52% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 13,802 MT = +96% YoY
- Jan 2026: 1,737 MT = +3% YoY
- Feb: 1,300 MT = +6% YoY
- Mar: 1,604 MT = -23% YoY
- Apr: 1,736 MT = +56% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 6,377 MT = +4% YoY
- Guatemala
- May: 1,143 MT = -3% YoY
- Jun: 1,335 MT = +5% YoY
- Jul: 1,813 MT = +227% YoY
- Aug: 2,069 MT = +205% YoY
- Sep: 1,904 MT = +124% YoY
- Oct: 1,500 MT = +174% YoY
- Nov: 1,347 MT = +52% YoY
- Dec: 954 MT = +81% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 16,686 MT = +85% YoY
- Jan 2026: 1,242 MT = +126% YoY
- Feb: 2,030 MT = +97% YoY
- Mar: 1,895 MT = +13% YoY
- Apr: 1,180 MT = -13% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 6,346 MT = +37% YoY
